George Brind Reads The "Bad Days for Thomas" Books (2001)

In this video, George Brind gives a live reading of two books both published in June 2001, featuring very special stories to highlight the importance of railway safety. The first book is called "Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" and the second is called "More Days for Thomas and his Friends", both written by Christopher Awdry with illustrations by David Anderson. Both "Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" and "More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" were prompted to be written by Christopher Awdry, due to his frustration that the story “Trouble on the Line” from the 1991 Railway Series book "Thomas and the Great Railway Show", which originally contained the theme of safety around railway lines, was apparently “watered down” by the publishers. 00:00:00 George Brind's Introduction 00:00:49 A Special Introduction in both books from The Fat Controller 00:01:45 A Note to Teachers/Parents in both books 00:02:11 "Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" - Story 1: New Paint for Annie and Clarabel 00:05:19 "Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" - Story 2: A Near Miss for Daisy 00:08:07 "Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" - Story 3: Lucy to the Rescue 00:10:48 Notes from Charlie the Crow at the End of "Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" 00:12:45 "More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" - Story 1: Toby and the Skateboarders 00:15:22 "More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" - Story 2: Nearly and Unhappy Christmas 00:18:52 "More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" - Story 3: Trouble on the Train 00:21:07 Notes from Charlie the Crow at the End of "More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends" 00:22:32 The Final Message in Both Books: "PLAY SAFE, STAY SAFE"